Airwallex

Staff Mobile Engineer, Spend Foundation

US - San Francisco · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 29 days ago

SwiftKotliniOSAndroidSwiftUIGitCI/CDGitHub ActionsA/B TestingCybersecurityDesign SystemsSalesforceLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

The Mobile Foundations team sits at the core of Airwallex's mobile stack.
On iOS, we work with Swift, SwiftUI, Combine, and async/await.
On Android, we use Kotlin, AndroidX, Coroutines, Hilt, and the Jetpack ecosystem.

As a Staff Mobile Engineer on the Mobile Foundations team, you will lead the technical direction of our mobile platform across iOS and Android.
You will design and evolve the core architecture, own critical shared components, and act as a multiplier for mobile engineers across product teams.
Lead the design and evolution of the shared architecture for our native mobile apps, including navigation, state management, networking, offline strategies, and error handling.
Drive modularisation and clear boundaries between foundation modules and product features.
Own core mobile platform capabilities
Own and maintain shared libraries and frameworks (e.g. design system components, analytics, feature flags, experimentation, authentication, payments, observability).
Drive mobile application security, including anti-tampering measures, certificate pinning, and security best practices.
Partner with product teams to drive initiatives that improve reliability, performance, and overall mobile quality.
Own and continuously improve our mobile CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Bitrise), reducing build times, flakiness, and friction in releasing features.
Own the end-to-end mobile release process across iOS and Android, ensuring timely and reliable delivery of new versions.

8-10+ years of experience building native mobile applications on iOS or Android, including at least 3+ years operating at a Senior or Staff level.
Deep expertise in
Android: Kotlin, AndroidX, Jetpack, Coroutines, Hilt with commercial knowledge of both platforms.
Demonstrated ability to influence without authority:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience defining and driving a mobile platform roadmap, balancing foundational work with product delivery needs.
Prior ownership of shared mobile libraries or frameworks used by multiple product teams at scale.
Hands-on experience with:
Analytics, experimentation, and feature flagging on mobile.
Observability tooling (e.g. Crashlytics, Sentry, logging/metrics platforms).
Experience in domains such as payments, fintech, or B2B SaaS, especially where reliability, security, and regulatory requirements are critical.
Experience mentoring other senior engineers and playing a key role in hiring and growing mobile teams.
Contributions to the mobile community (open source, talks, blog posts) or evidence of thought leadership in mobile architecture and foundations.

We build and evolve the shared architecture, libraries, and tooling that power our fully native iOS and Android apps.
Our apps help businesses manage global B2B payments, submit and approve expenses, and control both virtual and physical Airwallex cards-complete with seamless Apple Pay and Google Pay integration.

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.
We don't regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future.

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